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similarly, if i have a poor person who can qualify and in texas it's difficult because the state under governor perry is about trying to prevent anyone from getting health care, but if they manage to qualify for benefits in the state of texas for health care with a sick family, and they choose not to seek a higher wage job in order to maintain that eligibility for medicaid, that also would appear to be not an indication of a lack of willingness to work but of an informed decision to try to provide health care protection. we attempted to respond to both types of informed decisions. with the affordable health care act and want the expansion of access for poor people to health care remove any cliff or disincentive to work, to create a new jobs and new businesses and new economic opportunities. >> i think you're adding the kind of nuance i try to project in my testimony which must be brought to my colleagues here on the panel of the implicit tax rates in the affordable care act. there's a lot of moving parts. one of the most important is the affordable care act expands medicaid, therefore
similarly, if i have a poor person who can qualify and in texas it's difficult because the state under governor perry is about trying to prevent anyone from getting health care, but if they manage to qualify for benefits in the state of texas for health care with a sick family, and they choose not to seek a higher wage job in order to maintain that eligibility for medicaid, that also would appear to be not an indication of a lack of willingness to work but of an informed decision to try to...
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. >>> compli foro na nuevo mÉxico, texas e illinois, ya aprobaron su versiÓn de acta de lo sueÑos de hacerlo en nueva york seria el quinto estado en a hacerlo para al menos recibir becas y ayuda financiera aunque no legalice su status. >>> pues gracias isolda. y ahora vamos a los Ángeles, donde estÁ que arde el escandalo de maestros acusados de abuso sexual como dice carlos bolivti, padres exigieron la renuncia del superintendente del distrito escolar. esta tarde se alzaron voces de denuncias en contra de los maestros de los Ángeles, implicados en casos de conducta impropia y abuso sexual, me ya su mano 8 maestros los involucrados, en la miramonte. >>> pido que el superintendente se retire de su decisiÓn porque no esta protegiendo a los niÑos sÓlo se proet je a Él y la escuela >>> tremenda polÉmica que burns tenÍa denuncias en su contra y siguiÓ trabajando. >>> como la escuela estaba en una Área latina y los que se quejaban eran latinos ignoraron las quejas, hoy surgiÓ el Último caso donde otro maestro fue sacado de un salÓn de la clases, fue su hija de 10 aÑos que sup
. >>> compli foro na nuevo mÉxico, texas e illinois, ya aprobaron su versiÓn de acta de lo sueÑos de hacerlo en nueva york seria el quinto estado en a hacerlo para al menos recibir becas y ayuda financiera aunque no legalice su status. >>> pues gracias isolda. y ahora vamos a los Ángeles, donde estÁ que arde el escandalo de maestros acusados de abuso sexual como dice carlos bolivti, padres exigieron la renuncia del superintendente del distrito escolar. esta tarde se...
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is a liberal- conservative compromise in the sense that liberals have favored the steps of implicit texas as a way of increasing productivity. conservatives have said their ways on saving budget revenues. have resulted in very high tax rates. lower income households are especially affected. i remind you that you have these implicit taxes in pell grants and dozens of programs including most of the subsidies in the tax systems. we have done a lot of work on trying to calculate these taxes. the first grant on the screen is the same as a figure oneb, and shows the maximum benefits for which a single head of household in two children will be eligible. rates are low. they are even negative, and $10,000 to $50,000 of income. thereafter they rise quickly. figure three of my testimony, i show the effective tax rate for households as income rises from $10,000 to $40,000. income and social security taxes take away 30% of earnings and then universally available programs, items like eic -- that raises the rate. if people are in welfare programs, it can rise above 80%. what used to be called a poverty
is a liberal- conservative compromise in the sense that liberals have favored the steps of implicit texas as a way of increasing productivity. conservatives have said their ways on saving budget revenues. have resulted in very high tax rates. lower income households are especially affected. i remind you that you have these implicit taxes in pell grants and dozens of programs including most of the subsidies in the tax systems. we have done a lot of work on trying to calculate these taxes. the...
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now try to do this in states like texas, arkansas, alabama, georgia. states that don't have much in insurance regulation and all, something they don't do much. and have much capacity for but also where there's real political resistance to doing it. that is going to be more of a bureaucratic concern than bureaucratic bloat to the federal level. >> host: this viewer is asking if insurance companies will offer multi family discount. mandate to have insurance, will this create a new market? >> guest: the premise is you get more people into the pool. that is the idea. right now problem is people who try to buy insurance on their own have a hard time because insurers can just reject that if you have a preexisting condition or charge a ton and the rates are very high because the pool is not big enough. you only have people in the pool who think they need insurance. if this doesn't really work the way insurance is supposed to work the hope is you create this new healthy, busy marketplace and eventually if it will work the long-term hope is you will get more an
now try to do this in states like texas, arkansas, alabama, georgia. states that don't have much in insurance regulation and all, something they don't do much. and have much capacity for but also where there's real political resistance to doing it. that is going to be more of a bureaucratic concern than bureaucratic bloat to the federal level. >> host: this viewer is asking if insurance companies will offer multi family discount. mandate to have insurance, will this create a new market?...
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texas. he's tried to explain it all in the thrillingly titled comic book "health care reform." good to have you on the program. >> good to be here. >> is it constitutional for the congress to compel individuals to purchase something? in this case, health insurance? >> i'm not a constitutional lawyer. but when the constitutional lawyers were polled by the bar association, 85% said it were, conservative and liberal justices alike have supported it, one conservative former solicitor general, charles freed from the reagan administration, went so far as to say he would eat his kangaroo skin hat if it was found nonconstitutional. >> it is compelling individuals to buy something. and if they don't, they broke the law. >> it is absolutely compelling individuals to buy health insurance. if they don't, they have to pay a fine. and this is something which is well within my understanding and most lawyers' understanding, well wind the power of the commerce clause of the constitution which says the government has the right to regulate interstate commerce. how can 17% of our economy not affec
texas. he's tried to explain it all in the thrillingly titled comic book "health care reform." good to have you on the program. >> good to be here. >> is it constitutional for the congress to compel individuals to purchase something? in this case, health insurance? >> i'm not a constitutional lawyer. but when the constitutional lawyers were polled by the bar association, 85% said it were, conservative and liberal justices alike have supported it, one conservative...
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they deliver that line in texas. they deliver that line in california. they deliver that line in vermont. there is the electoral college. it is still there. the reason why they deliver the line of fear is because they know that the greens represent challenge and that we are competition and they do not want us to take it anywhere in the country. they don't want competition. they are not afraid of the republicans or losing. they lose all the time. they made it an industry, losing. they won all the time they would not have a job. so, i am going to conclude in a few moments. we have a little bit of dirty work to do here. it is the type of dirty work i like to do. i would like to make it a formality a reality. please welcome holly hart of iowa. the state that al gore walled wisconsin in 2000. wrong side of the river, al. >> so the grass roots rules. we have a vice presidential candidate, and when this person is announced, we need from you at least 50% majority approval. we want you to register it by a show of hands and whatever noise that you wish to make. >>
they deliver that line in texas. they deliver that line in california. they deliver that line in vermont. there is the electoral college. it is still there. the reason why they deliver the line of fear is because they know that the greens represent challenge and that we are competition and they do not want us to take it anywhere in the country. they don't want competition. they are not afraid of the republicans or losing. they lose all the time. they made it an industry, losing. they won all...
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in fact, president obama went from talking about jobs to going down to houston, texas. he has two fund-raisers scheduled. he will raise at least $2.8 million tonight, a lot of money but he's up against mitt romney whose campaign razeed $11.5 million in february. what this tells you, both parties are expecting a long expensive race. >> all right thank you so much for that report. >>> and the much anticipated hbo movie "game change" based on sarah palin's role in john mccain's failed presidency had its dpk pre-- d.c. premier. critics claim it only focused on two chapters. >> hello, i'm roosevelt leftwich. coming up all brand-new at 6 new details as second dog shows signs of being in a dogfight. police hope a nice reward will get people to speak up. and what the mild winter here means for your wallet. john matarese takes a look at the extra money we should have in our pockets. now a preview of what's coming up at 6:30. >>> she hecheed -- helped shape women around the world but she had tough times. what was the secret word that turned her into a billionaire, our person of t
in fact, president obama went from talking about jobs to going down to houston, texas. he has two fund-raisers scheduled. he will raise at least $2.8 million tonight, a lot of money but he's up against mitt romney whose campaign razeed $11.5 million in february. what this tells you, both parties are expecting a long expensive race. >> all right thank you so much for that report. >>> and the much anticipated hbo movie "game change" based on sarah palin's role in john...
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the president is in texas and he is saying is policies will only benefit the rich. >> urging congress to step up the fight against human trafficking in the u.s. and overseas. >> today, an estimated 27 million will arrive. we call these children the victims of human trafficking. there from every ethnicity, nationality coming age group and they can be found everywhere. >> earlier this year, she started the organization, don't sell bodies. they fight for legislative changes about human trafficking and they also offer safe refuge. for 11-year-old daughter will low sat nearby today. >> johns hopkins hospital in the longer top dog. >> the new report ranking johns hopkins as the second best hospital in america. how the hospital is reacting. >> the prospect of this later in sports. >> another hot day today. the seven-day forecast in just a few minutes. a good they'd be on the beach right now. >> john tompkinses falling in the ratings when it comes to being the best in america. -- johns hopkins falling in the ratings. they are now second it best in the house -- in the nation on rankings. >> th
the president is in texas and he is saying is policies will only benefit the rich. >> urging congress to step up the fight against human trafficking in the u.s. and overseas. >> today, an estimated 27 million will arrive. we call these children the victims of human trafficking. there from every ethnicity, nationality coming age group and they can be found everywhere. >> earlier this year, she started the organization, don't sell bodies. they fight for legislative changes about...
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during hargill, texas. they're in hidalgo. and director, i believe you're heading over there to visit the family and him also. i think he was shot there last week. again, thank you for showing. showing in one of the counties i represent. these terrible incidents are a stark reminder of the men and women that law enforcement put their lives on the line every day to make our country more secure. we greatly appreciate their service and sacrifice. the purpose of today's hearing is to examine the status of i.c.e. secure communities program, along with the agency's plan for the secure future of the program. removing aliens from the u.s. has been a congressional priority since 1986 with the passage of the immigration reform control act. the department of homeland security and its predecessor agency have operated programs targeting criminal aliens for removal since 1988. today under the secure communities program when participating law enforcement agencies submit the fingerprints of arrestees to the fbi for criminal background checks,
during hargill, texas. they're in hidalgo. and director, i believe you're heading over there to visit the family and him also. i think he was shot there last week. again, thank you for showing. showing in one of the counties i represent. these terrible incidents are a stark reminder of the men and women that law enforcement put their lives on the line every day to make our country more secure. we greatly appreciate their service and sacrifice. the purpose of today's hearing is to examine the...
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to do that to the residents of texas. so i was confused when i heard him say that. my understanding and unfortunately i don't have the document in front of me ise
to do that to the residents of texas. so i was confused when i heard him say that. my understanding and unfortunately i don't have the document in front of me ise
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and that 20 near 8th and 28th down in the texas liver. 41, by this evening, and 35 the overnight row, below the manche, tapering of in the afternoon. >> several hole ties, here is more on traffic control. that accident will be there most of the morning. that will be blocked for sever daytroke, the action was near a pole and the lines are down there. >>> there is a live look outside at 83 and volume is not an issue. there is a look at 295, looking good. we are in for the traffic informing and you can always log on for that. >> here is what people will be park talking about all week. that after exciting winner over the area. we are going to our sports director now. >> good morning. audio rewind a year to the day aplayoff and they had the 14- point lead, this last time it was a rookie team and they are abling a heart time to hang on. there is off the pass and that its with the second touchdown pass of the day, 17-$3 vein's held back. education read stop texts tanned vic other -- glit has to be a team effort, that is what it has to be. >> win the game and this football won the game. no ma
and that 20 near 8th and 28th down in the texas liver. 41, by this evening, and 35 the overnight row, below the manche, tapering of in the afternoon. >> several hole ties, here is more on traffic control. that accident will be there most of the morning. that will be blocked for sever daytroke, the action was near a pole and the lines are down there. >>> there is a live look outside at 83 and volume is not an issue. there is a look at 295, looking good. we are in for the traffic...
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[captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> today, news makers with kevin brady of texas. then they talk about the fair lending settlement with wells fargo. later we will take you live to the annual meeting closing session on entrepreneurship. >> joining us on this sunday, congressman kevin brady is the vice chair of the joint economic committee. we talk about taxes, the economy, health care. joining us is a congressional correspondent for the national journal and richard rubin. >> president obama made his case for extending almost all of the tax cuts that are scheduled to expire. republicans agree that we should extend it for '90s term of the people. he said let's do what we agree on and fight about what we disagree on. what is wrong? >> it gives far more uncertainty. we have a struggling economy. we are three years after the recession ended. we have the worst recovery since world war ii. this will create more uncertainty. it's just not solve the problem. it is not solve the economic problem. it will not be good to fight over this. it is not serious about deficit reducti
[captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> today, news makers with kevin brady of texas. then they talk about the fair lending settlement with wells fargo. later we will take you live to the annual meeting closing session on entrepreneurship. >> joining us on this sunday, congressman kevin brady is the vice chair of the joint economic committee. we talk about taxes, the economy, health care. joining us is a congressional correspondent for the national journal and...
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they hit the road from in texas, going about 39 miles away, but ten minutes into the ride, her water breaks and she says to her husband, the baby is coming, and the baby came. >> who's filming this? the dad, zachary russell is taping this whole thing even though they say that they sound calm and seem to be calm, he said they were so scared. >> i'm pulling over. i'm pulling over. >> so scared. >> okay. oh, my gosh. >> and they never stopped -- [ crying ] >> they gave birth to a very healthy baby girl, willow, and she was born at 8 pounds, 4 ounces, and measured 22 inches. this is her second baby. he already have a 19-month-old. >> surprising to me, too, they'd want to put this on the internet. a pretty personal moment. >> we have heard of babies being delivered on their way to the hospital, but i've never seen the actual moment where the child is born in the car. women have different experiences. >> yeah. . >>> that does it for this edition of "right this minute." we're so glad you joined us. don't forget another half hour of "rtm" is on the way. stick around. -- captions by vitac --
they hit the road from in texas, going about 39 miles away, but ten minutes into the ride, her water breaks and she says to her husband, the baby is coming, and the baby came. >> who's filming this? the dad, zachary russell is taping this whole thing even though they say that they sound calm and seem to be calm, he said they were so scared. >> i'm pulling over. i'm pulling over. >> so scared. >> okay. oh, my gosh. >> and they never stopped -- [ crying ] >>...
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florida, texas, oklahoma, nevada, kansas and so on. for most states the ramp up due to obama care is quite substantial. here's a summary of the ten-year cost. this is cumulative spending increase over ten years for the same states. so the first column is again the baseline. so add up the spending if spending per year were flat that's the first column. and the spending without obama care in dollars billions of dollars -- i'm sorry, this must be millions of dollars. that's a mistake. that should be millions of dollars. it is billions. it's cumulative over ten years, which is why it's a big number. the bold color shows the increase from the freeze baseline. if current law would continue, obama care would not implement it, you'd have a consider ramp up in cost over the freeze baseline. the freeze baseline is artificial just to show how much additional costs we'll pay even if current law were to stay in place if we follow the projections that we see historically. when you add obama care on top of that for most states except for california,
florida, texas, oklahoma, nevada, kansas and so on. for most states the ramp up due to obama care is quite substantial. here's a summary of the ten-year cost. this is cumulative spending increase over ten years for the same states. so the first column is again the baseline. so add up the spending if spending per year were flat that's the first column. and the spending without obama care in dollars billions of dollars -- i'm sorry, this must be millions of dollars. that's a mistake. that should...
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>> this is in austin, texas, and if you look right over here, there's a guy with a taco cannon shooting tacos into this crowd of people. they scramble for a taco that are, of course, wrapped up. what better way to have fun? >> better be really good taco. >> i don't care if it's a mediocre ta mediocre taco. >> baseball games, they shoot the hotdogs. they do this for fun. get free tacos shot at your face. >> that's literally getting your product out there. >> i'm surprised no injuries. >> funny if they shot the tacos, then the hot sauce. next time you're in austin, check it out. get a taco from a cannon. >>> this girl is alaire, she's autistic. one of the things she's found calming, chickens, but the family is in danger of losing their farm. the plan for keeping the farm and the chickens on the next "right this minute." >>> two videos coming at ya, but watch out. >> look out! >> see what happens when slush and speed don't mix. >>> and stick around for your chance to win an ipad3. >>> it's time for our friday edition of the best of "rtm." bonus videos on our website. >> as far as pranks go
>> this is in austin, texas, and if you look right over here, there's a guy with a taco cannon shooting tacos into this crowd of people. they scramble for a taco that are, of course, wrapped up. what better way to have fun? >> better be really good taco. >> i don't care if it's a mediocre ta mediocre taco. >> baseball games, they shoot the hotdogs. they do this for fun. get free tacos shot at your face. >> that's literally getting your product out there. >>...
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the el paso texas. two regions which are very similar democratic competition, very similar outcomes to get mcallen, texas spent twice as much as el paso, texas. the reason is their sense of extra tests, tons of procedures. their stacks are in the books. all the extra stuff they do. the question is -- the problem is if you go to those doctors, they will say case-by-case this test is needed because they showed this symptom. they make a compelling case for each example. are we going to tell the doctors they can't do that? how do we tell them not? has a problem going forward. in european countries present because they control the prices of regulation and the just another history of excessive irony into this problem. >> it seems to be one of the big benefits of the change is the ability for people to change jobs but they won't get shut out either from employer to employer and changing insurers or even the ability to go off and start a business of their own, but move away from employer based health care busin
the el paso texas. two regions which are very similar democratic competition, very similar outcomes to get mcallen, texas spent twice as much as el paso, texas. the reason is their sense of extra tests, tons of procedures. their stacks are in the books. all the extra stuff they do. the question is -- the problem is if you go to those doctors, they will say case-by-case this test is needed because they showed this symptom. they make a compelling case for each example. are we going to tell the...
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. >> i thank the gentleman from massachusetts and i apologize to the gentleman from virginia and texas because i got the order out of whack, so i would now recognize the gentleman from virginia as i should have and then the gentleman from texas. >> mr. chairman, thank you. no need for an apology. i know the pressures sitting in that chair. but you are always gracious and i thank you. mr. concannon, i'm old enough to remember some ground breaking books like nick cass' promises michael harrington's, the other america, and the ground breaking work done by united states congress especially by then senator george mcgovern on a bipartisan basis with then senator bob dole to establish the food stamp program to address a pervasive problem of hunger and malnutrition in the united states. has the food stamp program, in fact, successfully addressed the issue of hunger and malnutrition in the united states. >> i believe the food stamps program has been one of the most effective first line efforts to reduce hunger in the country. it also has reduced poverty. we know in the census bureau last year p
. >> i thank the gentleman from massachusetts and i apologize to the gentleman from virginia and texas because i got the order out of whack, so i would now recognize the gentleman from virginia as i should have and then the gentleman from texas. >> mr. chairman, thank you. no need for an apology. i know the pressures sitting in that chair. but you are always gracious and i thank you. mr. concannon, i'm old enough to remember some ground breaking books like nick cass' promises...
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incredible hulkk theme.deputiesssay ttey found 500--ounds of marijjana --3 and a machine un. 3 bad day for a texas teenager. 3 ride... and nearly runs ver a man. security cameras on a neeghboring home capture the vvhicle.. being driven by a 16-yyar-old... go out of control... aan werve ontooa yard.... narrowll in the yard. police aren't filing charges against - the teen.not sure why..but he does have to deal witt parents. p the teen's mthhr reeortedly went to that home son's driving. 3 gooo day forrkevin pllnk.our very own baltimooe uy.... and & armour.... is now in the billionaire's club.forbes 3 list of the richest people. ppank is 1-thousand 75th on the llst of 12-hundree on forbes' ranking. 3 a... few clouds... & panging ovee the city ttday.../ & , but who cares, it was wwrm. warr. 3 is it oing tt stay bbautiful por the end of our week? week? chief meteorologist &pvytas reid is trackingg t all. 3 -3 3 vytas reid is 33 meteerologist chief week? week? chief meteorooogist &vytas eid is tracking it all. 3 3 fighhing back against &pexppsed underwear. how one ggoup of grannnes is using adult diapers
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you know, we in texas, we know best for our kids. and he took that posture and turned the money -- he turned the money for race to the top down and he said they didn't want to get involved in the common core standards. alaska did that. there were a few states that did that. massachusetts, for instance, they have among the highest standards in the country. and they had a different kind of debate over the standards there because theirs are very high. on the federal tests, massachusetts invariably comes out either first or very high. so a lot of citizens in massachusetts had a -- had quite understandable reticence to give up the standards. eventually, they did adopt, but they had quite a debate there. >> chicago, illinois, gerald is an administrator who joins us on the line for teachers and administrators. >> caller: a wonderful topic. i have been anticipating this coming out. sam, thanks for answering the questions in a very clear way. the idea of the law was excellent. but the devil's in the details. the idea of the subgroups, the sub
you know, we in texas, we know best for our kids. and he took that posture and turned the money -- he turned the money for race to the top down and he said they didn't want to get involved in the common core standards. alaska did that. there were a few states that did that. massachusetts, for instance, they have among the highest standards in the country. and they had a different kind of debate over the standards there because theirs are very high. on the federal tests, massachusetts invariably...
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. >> reporter: mitt romney took the stage at the naacp's annual meeting in houston, texas with a message for black voters. >> if you want a president who will make things better in the african-american community, you are looking at him. >> reporter: about 90% of black voters are expected to support president obama in november, but romney says that support has not led to results. he points out while the u.s. unemployment rate is just over 8%, among blacks it's much higher, 14.4%. >> unemployment rate, the duration of unemployment, average income, median family wealth are all worse in the black community. >> reporter: romney believes staying focused on the economy can help him win in november and polls show the race is tightening. a new survey of voters nationwide shows romney just three points behind 46-43 -- 46% to 43%. president obama has been working to lock in his support in the battleground states. >> the stakes in this election could not be bigger. >> reporter: he traveled to iowa on tuesday trying to reignite the enthusiasm that led him to victory four years ago. >> i'm betting tha
. >> reporter: mitt romney took the stage at the naacp's annual meeting in houston, texas with a message for black voters. >> if you want a president who will make things better in the african-american community, you are looking at him. >> reporter: about 90% of black voters are expected to support president obama in november, but romney says that support has not led to results. he points out while the u.s. unemployment rate is just over 8%, among blacks it's much higher,...
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the plaintiff says she was denied admission to the university of texas because she is white. danielle nottingham has more now from capitol hill. >> reporter: the supreme court is once again deciding whether race should be a factor in college admissions. abigail fisher sued the university of texas claimed she was denied a spot partly because she is white. fisher's supporters say there are ways colleges can promote diversity without considering race. >> we think that colleges and universities throughout the country can institute race neutral admission criteria, especially using economic disadvantage to give students a leg up. >> reporter: texas has a law called the 10% plan. it guarantees admission to all students in the top 10% of their class regardless of race. after those students are admitted, the university of texas uses other factors, including test scores, student activities, and race to determine who gets the remaining spots. the supreme court tack himmed the controversial issue just nine years ago but since then, the makeup of the court has become more conservative. >>
the plaintiff says she was denied admission to the university of texas because she is white. danielle nottingham has more now from capitol hill. >> reporter: the supreme court is once again deciding whether race should be a factor in college admissions. abigail fisher sued the university of texas claimed she was denied a spot partly because she is white. fisher's supporters say there are ways colleges can promote diversity without considering race. >> we think that colleges and...
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. >>> a teacher in texas is in big trouble for how she handle add bully. she is accused of ordering her class to line up and take turns hitting the boy. the teacher has lost her job. the teach her 24 students slap the boy. one by one. >> ways hit on the head, the face, the back. , he had friends in the class. >> and it happened back in may but adian was told nod to tell. police had charged the teacher with another who is adduced of failing to report the incident with a misdemeanor. >>> a dispute turns ugly. how the 10-hour standoff between the officers and police came to an end. >>> the prosecution releases six phone calls between george zimmer span and his wife shelly. what they reveal about what they were hiding. >>> before copd... i took my son fishing every year. we had a great spot, not easy to find, but worth it. but with copd making it hard to breathe, i thought those days might be over. so my doctor prescribed symbicort. it helps significantly improve my lung function starting within five minutes. symbicort doesn't replace a rescue inhaler for sudd
. >>> a teacher in texas is in big trouble for how she handle add bully. she is accused of ordering her class to line up and take turns hitting the boy. the teacher has lost her job. the teach her 24 students slap the boy. one by one. >> ways hit on the head, the face, the back. , he had friends in the class. >> and it happened back in may but adian was told nod to tell. police had charged the teacher with another who is adduced of failing to report the incident with a...
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i apologize to the gentleman from virginia and texas. i got the order out of whack so i will now recognize the gentleman from virginia as i should have, and then the gentleman from texas. >> mr. chairman, thank you. no need for apologies. i know the pressure sitting in that chair. but you're always gracious and i thank you. mr. concannon, i'm old enough to remember some groundbreaking books, like let there be promises, and the other america. and a groundbreaking work done by dennis its congress, especially by then senator george mcgovern, bipartisan basin within senator bob dole. to establish a food stamp program to address a pervasive problem of hunger and meditation in the united states. has the food stamp program in fact successfully address hunger and meditation in the trainings because i believe the food stamp program has been one of the most effective first line efforts to reduce hunger in the country. and it also has reduced poverty. we know even the census bureau in the last year pointed out that last year alone, 4 million additi
i apologize to the gentleman from virginia and texas. i got the order out of whack so i will now recognize the gentleman from virginia as i should have, and then the gentleman from texas. >> mr. chairman, thank you. no need for apologies. i know the pressure sitting in that chair. but you're always gracious and i thank you. mr. concannon, i'm old enough to remember some groundbreaking books, like let there be promises, and the other america. and a groundbreaking work done by dennis its...
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texas has endured. but san antonio has had a tough couple of years. the census bureau report brought these numbers appeared between 2009 and 2011, unemployment in san antonio went up by more than a full point. needed household income has gone down. you know how tough the economy is. you're leaving a city that has been bearing some of the brunt. can you talk about that? few dispute that the economy is in a world of hurt? whoever's responsibility that is. >> i think every american would say that the economy is not where we wanted to be. but if you look nationally, there is no question that we have had 30 months of private- sector job growth. 4.6 million new jobs that were created during that time. at the same time, if we were to go right now to the archives of the university and pull out the front page headlines from four years ago and look at what was happening at this 0.4 years ago, where we were losing hundreds of thousands of jobs. in the month when president obama took office, we lost almost 800,000 jobs that month. there was talk of another depres
texas has endured. but san antonio has had a tough couple of years. the census bureau report brought these numbers appeared between 2009 and 2011, unemployment in san antonio went up by more than a full point. needed household income has gone down. you know how tough the economy is. you're leaving a city that has been bearing some of the brunt. can you talk about that? few dispute that the economy is in a world of hurt? whoever's responsibility that is. >> i think every american would say...
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it's amazing to me when you look at places like texas and i wo and so many others, when you have those states, conservative states, and democratic states, progressive states, republican states, saying that this is the right thing for their states. now, i know there are regional difference, but i also know we've had many conversations about how you can deal with the regional differences on a renew -- i think it can be done but i don't expect it will get done in this political time frame that we're in, but even though we can't get something like that done, for sure there ought to be no reason why we can't keep moving forward with renewable energy revolution we're seeing here in moesin ame. i'm hopeful there will be things the members of congress will do. the plaed put together a simple to-do list of matters that have been supported on the bipartisan basis in the past, and our hope is that there is action on that to-do. that there is action in particular. thank you very much. >>> the secretary indicated he will take some questions. we have a couple of microphones. if you want to raise you
it's amazing to me when you look at places like texas and i wo and so many others, when you have those states, conservative states, and democratic states, progressive states, republican states, saying that this is the right thing for their states. now, i know there are regional difference, but i also know we've had many conversations about how you can deal with the regional differences on a renew -- i think it can be done but i don't expect it will get done in this political time frame that...
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. >> net romney's primary win in texas clinched the republican nomination for texas. now his campaign can turn all of their attention to president obama just as the president's campaign has turned their attention to mitt romney. >> mitt romney got a congratulatory call today from the man he will face this fall, the president. >> after clinching the nomination, mitt romney went one-on-one with president obama in a different way, receiving congratulations in a call the white house described as a short but family. >> the president mentioned how he looks for to what he believes is a very important debate that will be engaged during the campaign. >> he was 47 of 50 in the state of massachusetts. >> team obama plans to launch a new line of attack against the massachusetts governor. >> we expect to see them have it to mitt romney's record and his rhetoric and gubernatorial campaign. that means this election will continue to be focused on jobs and the economy. >> the romney campaign called a desperate and defended their record, putting out a new ad hailing a nomination milest
. >> net romney's primary win in texas clinched the republican nomination for texas. now his campaign can turn all of their attention to president obama just as the president's campaign has turned their attention to mitt romney. >> mitt romney got a congratulatory call today from the man he will face this fall, the president. >> after clinching the nomination, mitt romney went one-on-one with president obama in a different way, receiving congratulations in a call the white...
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. >>> the supreme court asking some tough questions about the university of texas' use of race and who it admits to college. it could have broad impact on college admission practices all over the appraisals. >> i hope the court rules the student's race should not be considered when applying to the university of texas. >> this woman sued the college because she did not get in because she is white. they use grades, race, and activities. they say it is necessary to improve diversity, a ruling in the case is expected next year. >>> most americans would like a day when we don't need to take race and et nice tee into account in admissions. we are not to that day. >> ms. fisher graduated from another university. the supreme court's decision in her lawsuit ko im pact college admissions nationwide. a ruling will be expected some time next year. >>> a second massachusetts drug maker is shutting down over tainted vials of steroid injections. ameridose is run by the same company that made the other contaminated shot. 137 people are sick in twelve states, including virginia and maryland and 12 died
. >>> the supreme court asking some tough questions about the university of texas' use of race and who it admits to college. it could have broad impact on college admission practices all over the appraisals. >> i hope the court rules the student's race should not be considered when applying to the university of texas. >> this woman sued the college because she did not get in because she is white. they use grades, race, and activities. they say it is necessary to improve...
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they transported the owl to a wildlife rescue and rehabilitation center in san antonio, texas. and believe it or not, the owl is doing just fine. we actually have linda gillespie via skype right this minute. explain what was going through your mind when you got the call from your neighbor. >> the very first thing i did after i got the call, called wildlife rescue and rehabilitation their branch in san antonio, how do i handle something like that, are these animals dangerous? she told me get towels, sheets, a large crate and gloves and get him. and get him and do what? >> if you didn't spring into action to help out this animal, what do you think would have happened to him? do you think he would have died? >> it's amazing he even survived the night because we have a multi tied of coyotes in this area. he was already in shock by the time we took him off, so he would have died or he certainly would have been coyote fodder that night. >>> someone threw a 20-pound rock through the window of an iraqi restaurant in lower massachusetts. some veterans said not in our own and they got to
they transported the owl to a wildlife rescue and rehabilitation center in san antonio, texas. and believe it or not, the owl is doing just fine. we actually have linda gillespie via skype right this minute. explain what was going through your mind when you got the call from your neighbor. >> the very first thing i did after i got the call, called wildlife rescue and rehabilitation their branch in san antonio, how do i handle something like that, are these animals dangerous? she told me...
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texas. >> up next here tonight making a difference finding strength on the field and in life. every day potentially harmful germs can collect on the surface of a denture. leading regular toothpastes are not designed to kill the bacteria that polident is designed to kill. polident's unique microclean formula has been proven to eliminate thousands of times more of the germs that can grow on dentures than leading regular toothpastes. that's why it's best to clean your denture by soaking in polident. not just once or twice a week, but every day. using polident on a daily basis will make sure that you are as confident as you can be in that denture. get two miracles in one product. tone rehab 2-in-1 foundation. covers spots, lines, and wrinkles. and helps improve skin tone over time. tone rehab from easy, breezy, beautiful, covergirl! covergirl! [ music plays, record skips ] hi, i'm new ensure clear. clear, huh? my nutritional standards are high. i'm not juice or fancy water, i'm different. i've got nine grams of protein. twist my lid. that's three times more than me! twenty-one vit
texas. >> up next here tonight making a difference finding strength on the field and in life. every day potentially harmful germs can collect on the surface of a denture. leading regular toothpastes are not designed to kill the bacteria that polident is designed to kill. polident's unique microclean formula has been proven to eliminate thousands of times more of the germs that can grow on dentures than leading regular toothpastes. that's why it's best to clean your denture by soaking in...
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. >> reporter: you are watching a drug smuggler trying to get away from police in south texas. the suv is loaded with what police believe is thousands of pounds of marijuana. >> bam, we have a splash down in the river. the driver with nowhere to go splashes into the riogrande. in a desperate attempt to get back to mexico. it is a scene that is repeated day and night along the border. >> splash down. >> and even though the smugglers are sometimes followed by a state police helicopter and dozens of officers on the ground, if they make it to the river, they can make their escape with waiting accomplices who use boats to hall drugs back to mexico. >> we're done here, there is nothing else we can do. all police on the u.s. side can do is watch them paddle away. but now, texas state troopers are taking to the water with a fleet of six 34-foot armored gun boats with automatic whips. >> lieutenant charlie goble says this is needed. >> they are automatic machine guns. that will stop at nothing to move their product. they will stop at nothing to move their poison into the united states.
. >> reporter: you are watching a drug smuggler trying to get away from police in south texas. the suv is loaded with what police believe is thousands of pounds of marijuana. >> bam, we have a splash down in the river. the driver with nowhere to go splashes into the riogrande. in a desperate attempt to get back to mexico. it is a scene that is repeated day and night along the border. >> splash down. >> and even though the smugglers are sometimes followed by a state...
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do you think that texas will go forward with the medicaid expansion and do you also think that texas will set up the state exchange that's required by the law, or is the federal government going to have to do it for them? >> i'll be happy to answer your question. however, krystal i cannot let you slide-by-saying this is a matter of semantics to call it a tax increase, because the united states supreme court had to decideç that obamacare was a t in order for the court to uphold the constitutionality of it. so it's not a matter of semantics. it's a clear unequivocal matter going forward. obamacare is now a tax imposed on all americans, particularly hitting middle class more than anyone else. >> i have to challenge you on that, though. because, in fact, in massachusetts, the poly imposed there applied to less than 1% of residents. if you buy insurance, you're not subject to this penalty. saying it applied to everyone is highly misleading. in fact, if you have health insurance you're not stoubt it and if you fall below a certain income threshold, you're not subject to the it. >> more p
do you think that texas will go forward with the medicaid expansion and do you also think that texas will set up the state exchange that's required by the law, or is the federal government going to have to do it for them? >> i'll be happy to answer your question. however, krystal i cannot let you slide-by-saying this is a matter of semantics to call it a tax increase, because the united states supreme court had to decideç that obamacare was a t in order for the court to uphold the...
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scalise. >> thank my colleague from texas for yielding. i hone my -- i hope my colleague from new england is not blaming the entire oil industry just because the super bowl was played at lucas oil stadium on sunday. you know, i think there's a confusion being presented here between oil and refined oil. and i think that gets to the heart of the flaw of this amendment because if you read this amendment by my colleague from massachusetts, you could really call this the ship more jobs to china amendment. because under this amendment, no american company would be able to manufacture products and right now there are over 6,000 products that are manufactured using oil by-products. none of those products would be able to be exported to any foreign country. so you literally -- we've got a chart here of some of the 6,000 products that are manufactured using oil. in this list, you've got tires, car tire, bicycle tires. motorcycle helmets. dashboards for cars. mops, roofing equipment. water pipes. can't manufacture water pipes. clothes, no clothes wou
scalise. >> thank my colleague from texas for yielding. i hone my -- i hope my colleague from new england is not blaming the entire oil industry just because the super bowl was played at lucas oil stadium on sunday. you know, i think there's a confusion being presented here between oil and refined oil. and i think that gets to the heart of the flaw of this amendment because if you read this amendment by my colleague from massachusetts, you could really call this the ship more jobs to...
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the gentleman from texas, mr. barton. >> mr. chairman, i just want to give congressman terry the opportunity to respond if he wishes to. >> i'm sorry. i was being briefed. >> i just want to give you the opportunity to respond to the prior question. >> sure. thanks to due diligence of great staff here. the specific statute of nebraska is 57101. and it does state specifically petroleum pipelines. it's stated in the statute. and so there is a specific process that is spelled out, as i mentioned, through state statute. and those things -- those things are important. i have two points that i want to make to mr. rush's points. one is the reason why there's this kind of catch all is that if you have one land owner that, you know, has aligned themselves with the nrdc and then you have one land owner that can stop at 1700 mile pipeline and i think that's really what the basis of this amendment is. but also what it does is it usurps nebraska law. it makes nebraska law that's been vetted, has been adopted by the state legislature that the
the gentleman from texas, mr. barton. >> mr. chairman, i just want to give congressman terry the opportunity to respond if he wishes to. >> i'm sorry. i was being briefed. >> i just want to give you the opportunity to respond to the prior question. >> sure. thanks to due diligence of great staff here. the specific statute of nebraska is 57101. and it does state specifically petroleum pipelines. it's stated in the statute. and so there is a specific process that is...
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. >> join us tonight for a debate for candidates running for senate in texas. they are vying for that nomination and you can watch it live at 9:00 p.m. eastern on our companion network. we have more coverage coming your way this weekend. our road to the white house program features a look at the obama for america campaign and the political and media strategy. campaign strategist and press secretary participate and talk about operation vote, the effort to target key voters in battle ground states. a look at the day to day political operations and use of social media and a tour of the chicago headquarters. that's sunday at 6:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. . >> this weekenda after words, katie paf english details fast and furious. >> this was kept from not only the american people, but the mexican people as well. there hundreds of faceless, innocent mexican citizens who have been murdered as a result of this. the only thing that we knew outside of the government program was that guns from american gun dealers were going into mexico and causing all these problems with
. >> join us tonight for a debate for candidates running for senate in texas. they are vying for that nomination and you can watch it live at 9:00 p.m. eastern on our companion network. we have more coverage coming your way this weekend. our road to the white house program features a look at the obama for america campaign and the political and media strategy. campaign strategist and press secretary participate and talk about operation vote, the effort to target key voters in battle ground...
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galveston, texas has this model. chile, as a country, has this model. the principal group in iowa actually runs the chilean system. what does it mean? when you first go to work, you're part of the social security tax would go into a savings account that would be yours. no politician could touch it. let's say you started with a part-time job at 16. that means that for 50 years or more, it is building up compound interest. in the chilean and galveston expense, the average retiree gets two to three times as much money as you get from social security. both of them have a provision that says if you ever fall below the actual social security number, the government will make up the difference. so you have a safety net. in 30 years, no one has gotten a check short. all of them have been above the social security line. what does it do? first of all, it means that you increase your estate. because, instead of transferring money back and forth, you're actually building up your money into an estate so if anything happens to you, your family now has your estate. the
galveston, texas has this model. chile, as a country, has this model. the principal group in iowa actually runs the chilean system. what does it mean? when you first go to work, you're part of the social security tax would go into a savings account that would be yours. no politician could touch it. let's say you started with a part-time job at 16. that means that for 50 years or more, it is building up compound interest. in the chilean and galveston expense, the average retiree gets two to...
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. >> it is working in mcallen, texas? >> i don't know. >> and the incentives -- but the incentives aren't there. >> i'm talking about peer pressure. >> not alone. >> pass on mcallen. it was written several years ago that is going to guide us. >> my understanding is there is some movement there since they have been exposed. >> we're finding peer pressure to the point, agree with the point. among the 300 panels we formed of small groups of primaries, there is peer pressure within the panel. and then there is peer pressure across panels, how. adoing relative to others. you could have two physicians in a panel of ten that are high, wide, and handsome. and the other eight have their incentives based on how the total panel does, and they start to police themselves. >> doctors hate being an outlier. they just hate it. >> but theys will like making money. i would suggest peer pressure plus financial incentives create a synergier? plus financial incentives create a synergier synergistic model. >> what is the role of medical school
. >> it is working in mcallen, texas? >> i don't know. >> and the incentives -- but the incentives aren't there. >> i'm talking about peer pressure. >> not alone. >> pass on mcallen. it was written several years ago that is going to guide us. >> my understanding is there is some movement there since they have been exposed. >> we're finding peer pressure to the point, agree with the point. among the 300 panels we formed of small groups of...
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>> burlgston texas. >> and they love you there. they're going to have a 5k in your honor, is that right? >> yes, they are. >> how did that come about? >> the city manager gom in touch with me. they said they're going to do a 5k named let's get started with glenn. so the whole city is going to come together. >> i think you've inspired many members of your team. what inspired you to do this? >> i've spent so much of my life trying to motivate people and let them know what they can do and what they can have, but then when they looked at myself, what i was saying was a lining up what i was doing and it was an awesome wake-up call. >> denise, you're an office manager from new jersey. i've had the luck to be able to sit down and talk to you a couple times atoday. you lost your leg as part of the softball accident, you had an infection in your leg. tell me about the last couple of years for you. you're an athlete and now you're getting back into it. what's it like four? >> it's been a roller coaster ride, to see the least. there were stil
>> burlgston texas. >> and they love you there. they're going to have a 5k in your honor, is that right? >> yes, they are. >> how did that come about? >> the city manager gom in touch with me. they said they're going to do a 5k named let's get started with glenn. so the whole city is going to come together. >> i think you've inspired many members of your team. what inspired you to do this? >> i've spent so much of my life trying to motivate people and...
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six of the largest gap are california, new york, north carolina, ohio and texas. he referred fox business to an economic policy institute posting, saying that these claims are bunk and study after study has provided similar claims. if anything, public sector workers, most of whom have college breeze or higher, we have comparable, private sector workers. pensions are underfunded because of the market crashed during a recession communal equities have recovered since then. ashley: rich edson, thank you very much. who on the government payroll are making the most money, if you are wondering. in tonight's top five from the most ridiculously overpaid government workers according to business insider. number five is a sewage worker in new york city making more than $197,000 a year according to the "new york post." christopher carlson of brooklyn were more than 2100 hours of overtime to bring home the huge paycheck. number four are lifeguards. like the beach. earning $200,000 per year in orange county, california. the two lifeguard chiefs at the newport beach area, raking
six of the largest gap are california, new york, north carolina, ohio and texas. he referred fox business to an economic policy institute posting, saying that these claims are bunk and study after study has provided similar claims. if anything, public sector workers, most of whom have college breeze or higher, we have comparable, private sector workers. pensions are underfunded because of the market crashed during a recession communal equities have recovered since then. ashley: rich edson,...
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south carolina isn't like california, it's not like texas or michigan. you know, all these states week of different issues. in south carolina the issues are poverty and education. and another state they might be something else. but i know that if we were given that money we would spend less money. we would be more effective how we treated our patience. if the affordable health care act goes into place, and you will feel a lot of private sector companies pay the penalty and throw it to government. we will see less quality in health care and higher costs. the goal of every state right now would be out to get the most for the least amount of money. what i am asking is don't tell me how to do that. what we are trying to do in south carolina is make sure there's transparency from the patient to the doctor, the doctor to the insurance company because if we were to go and treat health care like we treated getting our car fixed the maintenance shop what would go in? tell them where you want and show the list of things you're getting ready to pay for coming you s
south carolina isn't like california, it's not like texas or michigan. you know, all these states week of different issues. in south carolina the issues are poverty and education. and another state they might be something else. but i know that if we were given that money we would spend less money. we would be more effective how we treated our patience. if the affordable health care act goes into place, and you will feel a lot of private sector companies pay the penalty and throw it to...
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for you in texas, that's the distance from houston to g galveston to zip down the freeway. the commercial traffic, tanker lanes are close to iran, pushed to the northern part of strait. it's very shallow, 200 feet. 30% of the transported crude flows through the straits of hormuz. if those shut down for any amount of time, maybe two month, the price will spike dramatically. it is a national security issue. you don't have to take my word for it. the department of state agrees. we had a similar issue about three years ago. a pipeline called the alberta clipper which came from the same spot in canada and came over to the lake superior on the great lakes. this is the record of decision by the state department for the alberta clipper pipeline. i'll read one portion to you. it applies today. the department of state has determined through review of the alberta clipper project application that the alberta clipper project would serve the national interests in a time of considerable political tension and -- excuse me, in a time of considerable political tension in other major producin
for you in texas, that's the distance from houston to g galveston to zip down the freeway. the commercial traffic, tanker lanes are close to iran, pushed to the northern part of strait. it's very shallow, 200 feet. 30% of the transported crude flows through the straits of hormuz. if those shut down for any amount of time, maybe two month, the price will spike dramatically. it is a national security issue. you don't have to take my word for it. the department of state agrees. we had a similar...